ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,210, issued on Aug. 26.
"Weighted batting sleeve" was invented by Ryan Klatt (Midland, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes first and second elastic rings that are manually stretchable over barrel and taper portions of a baseball bat, where each ring is manually stretchable about a portion of the bat to impart an elastic force against the bat. First and second fabric casings enclose the first and second elastic rings, respectively. A tubular fabric sleeve is open at both ends and has a first sleeve portion coupled to the first fabric casing and extending over the first elastic ring, a second sleeve portion cover...